Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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